PLYMOUTH, N.H. - The Norwich University
baseball team was swept by Plymouth State in a non-league
doubleheader on Sunday. Kevin Levandowski hit a three-run, walk-off
home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to lead PSU to a 5-2
victory in game two. The Panthers captured game one with a 6-5
verdict.
Most of the scoring in the opener was done in the first three
innings, as the game was tied 5-5 after three. PSU (12-22) pulled
ahead 6-5 in the bottom of the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly by
Brandon Hodge, which ended up being the game-winning run.
Levandowski went 4-for-4 in the opener with four singles, three
stolen bases and two runs scored. Hodge finished with two hits
and three RBI, contributing run-scoring singles in the first and
third innings.
Norwich (4-22) was led by Bret Manning and Dominic Sorrentino,
who each contributed two hits and two runs scored. Emilio Martinez
chipped in a two-run single during the Cadets' second inning rally.
Norwich took a 2-0 lead in the first inning of the nightcap.
After loading the bases with no outs, David Wygonski delivered an
RBI single and another run came home on a PSU infield
error. Plymouth State got two runs back in the third inning on
Hodge's seventh home run of the season, a line drive over the
right-field fence.
The game remained tied at 2-2 until the bottom of the seventh
inning, when Josh Roberti blooped a double to right, Marc McGinnis
walked and Levandowski ended it with his fourth home run of the
season.
Ryan Lavelle picked up the win in relief for PSU, improving his
record to 3-2. He came on in the seventh inning in relief of
freshman Mike Moody, who allowed just two runs in 6.2 innings.
Wygonski had two hits in the nightcap to lead the
Cadets. Jason Nickerson pitched well but suffered the loss
with a complete-game effort.
Norwich returns to action on Thursday, May 1, when the Cadets
host Lyndon State in a non-league doubleheader. First pitch of game
one is scheduled for 2 p.m.